7. What is the approximate percentage of the operating budget that comes from revenues generated from patient-seeing activities? a) 10; b) 40; c) 85

8. Is Syracuse Community Health Center Joint Commission accredited? a) Yes, has been for the last 12 years; b) No, but will be within the next two years.

Answers: 1-b; 2-a; 3-a; 4-c; 5-c; 6-b; 7-c; 8-a.

This quiz was presented to audience members at a recent session of Thursday Morning Roundtable. The presenter was Dr. Ruben P. Cowart, founding president and CEO of Syracuse Community Health Center Inc. “We will no longer remain one of the best-kept secrets in town,” Cowart declared. To hear complete TMR sessions, go to www.wcny.org/radio/thursday-morning-roundtable.

Port: A good year ahead

The shipping season has begun on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Port of Oswego is open for business, and the Lake Ontario port is looking forward to one of its best years ever.

As recently as 2005, the demand for rail cars to carry cargo to and from the port was virtually non-existent. Last season, the port filled 750 cars, and expectations are for continued strong demand this year.

Business at the port was good in 2005-06 — indeed, it was the best year ever, according to Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Port of Oswego Authority. But by 2008, silt buildup in the harbor was making navigation difficult. Thanks to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and other leaders, a $6.5 million dredging project for the Great Lakes — with $650,000 for the Port of Oswego — remedied the problem.

Last year, the port broke the $3 million mark for revenue for the first time. The port employs 96, with a payroll of $1 million.

Shipping is considered the most energy efficient way to transport cargo. The St. Lawrence carries everything from potash, iron ore, aluminum, heating oil and other basic materials to grain and parts for windmills and power stations.

An improving economy appears likely to boost business at Oswego’s port — and that’s good news for Central New York.